Haniwa (A.1)
- Date:
- 1962
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print; edition 16/200
- Dimensions:
- 60 × 45 cm
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
The 1962 Haniwa (A.1), edition 16 of 200—a large run suggesting these prints were among Saito's most commercially successful subjects—shows the ancient clay figure in the compositional arrangement he had developed over more than fifteen years of engagement with haniwa. A large edition reflects international demand; Saito's haniwa prints circulated widely through American galleries and museum shops, introducing Western audiences to Japan's pre-Buddhist visual culture through the mediating lens of modernist reduction.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Haniwa (A.1) was created by Saito Kiyoshi (斎藤清) in 1962.
Haniwa (A.1) depicts religious, still life, and abstract.
Haniwa (A.1) measures 60 × 45 cm.